Bedant M.

asked • 03/23/18

Reciprocal of 3^5?

it should be as i understand it 1/3^-5 then why does the answer say its supposed to be (1/3)^5?

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Arturo O. answered • 03/23/18

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The correct answer is
 
1/(35) = (1/3)5 = 3-5
 
These 3 expressions are equal.
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Bedant M.

Thank you for the answer, but what i want to know is how because my question itself is finding the reciprocal of 35 and as i understand its always the opposite with the reciprocal therefore my answer becomes 1/(3)-5......Therefore my problem is with the question 35 how is my book getting the answer (1/3)5 , shouldnt the exponent become negative now that its on the other side ? ie.
 
35 = 1/(3)-5
 
am i just over complicating things?
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03/23/18

Arturo O.

It is correct that
 
35 = 1/(3-5)
 
But the problem asks for the reciprocal of 35, and I showed you 3 equivalent ways to express it.
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